Most people were introduced to the idea of wearing face masks when the pandemic started, but doctors and medical professionals have been doing this for their entire professional lives. And, while you ...

A cloth mask worn over a surgical mask improves fit and could boost protection. Fit matters when it comes to your mask protecting you against the virus that causes COVID-19, and layering a ...

Using a custom-built exposure chamber, UNC School of Medicine and EPA scientists tested consumer-grade masks and improvised face coverings to show how effective they can be at protecting individuals ...

MONTREAL, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The Quebec-based AMD Medicom Inc. ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory face masks, today announced that they had ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --Double-masking, or wearing a cloth face covering over a medical procedure mask, increases a person's protection against exposure to COVID-19 virus particles by more than 90%, according ...

April 16 (UPI) --Wearing a disposable medical procedure mask under a cloth face covering significantly reduces the flow of respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth, which could limit the spread of ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. N95 masks that are well past their expiration date or have been used and re-sterilized are ...

The question of the hour came from an unlikely source: a bright-eyed 6-year-old in a My Little Pony face covering. “Why are you wearing two masks?” asked Kennedy Anne Coen, who was hunkered down ...